FIVE'S COMPANY / FRIENDS AND MIRRORS

£10.99

Students at a teacher training college in the King's Road, Chelsea, Five's Company found themselves at the very epicentre of the mid-Sixties pop revolution. Signing to Pye, they released a trio of 1966 singles that defined the concept of Swinging London as succinctly as any of the band's higher-profile competitors.

Having completed their studies, Five's Company broke up the following year, with bassist Bob Brunning joining the nascent Fleetwood Mac – although the nexus of the band did briefly reconvene in 1968 to cut one of the earliest concept albums, The Ballad Of Fred The Pixie.

That LP and those three singles are now joined by a clutch of fascinating demo recordings and the group's cancelled fourth single, the psych-pop nugget 'Friends And Mirrors', as Grapefruit Records proudly presents the first-ever Five's Company anthology.

The release features a 16 page booklet with some priceless period photos and memorabilia as well as the band's story, with reminiscences from chief member Edward Broadbridge as well as the late Bob Brunning.

1. SUNDAY FOR SEVEN DAYS 2. THE BIG KILL 3. SOME GIRLS 4. BIG DEAL 5. SESSION MAN 6. DEJECTION 7. FRIENDS AND MIRRORS 8. I AIN'T GOT YOU 9. LITTLE EGYPT 10. DEJECTION (alternative version) 11. PAIN IN MY HEART 12. WE LOVE US (THE HAPPINESS SONG) 13. DEJECTION (alternative alternative version) 14. JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY 15. DARLING I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU 16. PRAYER BEFORE BIRTH 17. I’M A BIG BOY NOW 18. THE BALLAD OF FRED THE PIXIE 19. THE SCHOOL BOY 20. IF THIS IS LOVE 21. BREAK MY HEART 22. HAVE YOU SEEN? 23. I’M STILL HOPING 24. NOW I'M 64 25. HAPPY TO BE HERE 26. TIME TO POP OFF